ROTTEN TOMATOES: "X-Men 3" Is Biggest Memorial Weekend Opener Ever

"X-Men 3" Is Biggest Memorial Weekend Opener Ever

by Senh Duong | May 28, 2006

"X-Men: The Last Stand" grossed an estimated $107M over the Friday-Sunday weekend, becoming the biggest Memorial Weekend Opener of all time. It grossed $45.5M on Friday (one million more than what was previously reported), $32.5M on Saturday, and an estimated $29M on Sunday. Debuting in 3,690 sites, it has a three-day per theater average of $28,997.

X-Men's staggering debut handily beats the $72M by previous Memorial Weekend record-holder "The Lost World: Jurassic Park." Of all Friday-Sunday debuts, "X-Men: The Last Stand" ranks fourth best, behind "Spider-Man" ($114.8M), "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" ($108.4M), and Shrek 2 ($108M). Its $45.5M gross on Friday is also the second biggest single day gross ever, behind "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" ($50M).

With Monday a national holiday, "X-Men: The Last Stand" will likely finish the four-day weekend with $130-135M. It's easily the biggest opener of the year, thus far.

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ozoz writes:
on May 28 2006 02:46 PM

[b]WOW![/b]
That is very good for a movie that people thought it will only make 40-50 million in the first weekend. Take that ratner haters. This is ratner 6 film that made over 100 million. Rush Hour 3 might be his 7 film later this year.

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Silver Snake writes:
on May 28 2006 03:15 PM

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Yeah, never underestimate the power of easily entertained morons with too much money. Hope you people like your watered down, fake "X-Men". This opening should guarantee that you'll get more crap. Enjoy.

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darcko writes:
on May 28 2006 03:18 PM

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If it's more entertaining crap, then I'm game.

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ozoz writes:
on May 28 2006 03:36 PM

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If this was crap, than bring more on. Crap is fun

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Silver Snake writes:
on May 28 2006 03:42 PM

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Darn fecalpheliacs.

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curtis writes:
on May 28 2006 03:42 PM

I am so happy that this film has biggest opening ever. I bet those brett ratner haters are mad. They thought this film would only make 40 million. Look at it now. For the fanboys who thought this film was crap. If this is crap, we need more of it. Crap rocks.

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Elixir writes:
on May 28 2006 04:05 PM

crap is fun, isn't? you like it on your face? usually crap stinks after a while.

hey dont take my word for it. give this a week and this pile of crap will smell even worse.

morons.

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TheAnswerMVP2001 writes:
on May 28 2006 04:10 PM

Of course you have to take the inflation of ticket price into thought, tickets prices weren't so expensive when Jurassic Park III came out, so sure if you keep raising the ticket prices films are going to beat old records, doesn't really mean much to me, or mean a lot more people are seeing this film.

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Zen Bullet writes:
on May 28 2006 04:24 PM

I thought X-Men 1 was a bit hokey, but still fun and well-made.

X2 was great.

X3's opening weekend only serves to compliment the greatness that was X2.

Personally I thought X3 sucked and will become a permanent fixture in the land where sequels don't exist . . . along with Alien 3, 4, and AVP . . . and most of what constitutes the Star Wars prequels.

X3 had illogical character turns, bad dialogue, ho-hum action, an embarassing over-use of it's bombastic score overlaying scenes that didn't need it, bad B-style melodrama, and some of the worst camera shot compositions I've ever seen in a big-budget film(here's an intense scene . . . so let's shoot it side-view, standing height!).

But the visual effects were good though.

Funny, I used to ENJOY Ratner's films!

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curtis writes:
on May 28 2006 04:43 PM

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People said the same thing about the Da vinci code. It is still doing good. Peopel are just made because this film is doing better than singer did. Get the pole out off your ass. This was a fun film. This is what a summer blockbuster is. This film is not doing good because of X2. If he was the case than why did LOTR or Harry potter get numbers like this on a single day. Answer that FANBOYS.

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ShasR writes:
on May 28 2006 04:45 PM

[b]It has nothing to do with Ratner[/b]
People don't care who directed this film. Its the last in the much loved franchise and people want to see their favourite comic books heroes on the big screen. And also i agree with Zen Bullet, X2 was a big part in making X3 is the success it is. I would've loved for it to take the opening weekend record, but $107 mil is enof to satisfy me.

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AgeOfApathy writes:
on May 28 2006 04:54 PM

[b]Whatever[/b]
I liked this movie for what it was, a COMIC-BOOK movie. Anyone who is complaining about the cheesy dialogue (except for the ouch line 'cacoon' that Stewart just HAD to say) remember that the dialogue in comics can be easily worse (don't go bitch at me about comic-dialogue please). It was fun, the action was top-notch, the direction was a bit shaky and the acting could have been better, but seriously, it was more fun than not. The Phoenix basically made the movie for me, so be happy that now it has made enough to constitute the Wolverine origin movie. I hope they use the Origin comic story-line *fingers crossed*

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Flim Springfield writes:
on May 28 2006 05:22 PM

What will they do for the next movie's posters? Add Wolverine's other hand for the fourth claw??

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zooman writes:
on May 28 2006 05:47 PM

im a living proof, I saw X3 so eagerly because X2 blowed my mind. I wasnt a big fan of x men or of comic book hero movies, but thanks to X2, i was eager to see this even if i knew it had an inferior director. The movie s just watchable but lame, way better than fantastic four, four example, but a horrible piece in the x men trilogy...

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Ssillississ writes:
on May 28 2006 06:36 PM

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I haven't seen it yet but I plan on doing so soon, but if you are going to call this "fake crap" then you better back it up with some reasons why you think so or else you may get dubbed a troll. What, exactly, do you not like?

Did you even see it? Doubtful.

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South_park300 writes:
on May 28 2006 06:37 PM

i swear, reading some people's complaints about this film, it's as if they haven't even SEEN it.

i'm happy it's making a lot of money, and i hope it continues to do so...and yeah, of COURSE it won't make as much next weekend. movies rarely gain in the second week, no matter what it is.

whiners need to shut up and move on to movies that DESERVE whining. Fast and the Furious 3?

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ozoz writes:
on May 28 2006 06:38 PM

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Well said

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suzakucarl writes:
on May 28 2006 06:42 PM

[b]X-Men 3 ROCKS!!! The BEST!!!! The BOMB!!! The GOD![/b]
Great Job X-men 3!!!! Yay!! I knew you could do it!! You really deserve it!! CONGRATULATIONS!! Keep up the good work!! =)

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AgeOfApathy writes:
on May 28 2006 07:10 PM

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[b]I can see it now[/b]
Wolvie will be sticking it to the man and using the first hand to show all three claws, and only the middle claw from the other hand as a "f**k you we made four of 'em"

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CavA writes:
on May 28 2006 08:20 PM

You gotta admit that the dialogue in the movie was on par with medicore videogame dialogue. I really wonder if they added the music in the background using shuffle on their music player because it never seemed to mesh with what was happening visually.

Though I liked the movie... It seems that a lot of all these movie critics watch movies to get some sort of life changing message. People will convince themselves that a movie was bad just because it doesnt meet the pretentious guidlines that "make a good movie" -- people just need to sit down, let go and watch the f%cking movie

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